Kentucky Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 128

Wow! I REALLY must have been tired last night when I recorded my fiddle tune a day. The first tune I recorded was one I had already recorded – just 24 days previously. DOH!!!

So, when I sat down at my computer to import the video, I had this feeling like I may have made a mistake, so I searched my blog for Little Bit, and BAM, I saw that I recorded Little Bit of Swing on day 104! Back to the drawing board. I went back to my computer, looking for inspiration, and listened to a little bit of the Fiddler’s Frolics on Bubba Hopkins‘ channel, and heard Bubba play Kentucky waltz – really nice playing by the way – in the key of A.

I never really worked up Kentucky Waltz, so I figured now is as good of a time as any. I played it in A kind of like Bubba, and then in Bb, and ended up settling for Eb as a really nice key to get some open double stops with the G string. Sadly, I did not manage to record a good take on the first try, but I did manage to get a decent take after a few yawn fraught attempts. 😉

Learn to play Kentucky Waltz on fiddle here

Kentucky Waltz From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“Kentucky Waltz” is a 1946 song written and performed by Bill Monroe. The song became Bill Monroe’s most successful release on the Country & Western charts peaking at number three [1].

Kentucky Waltz Lyrics (with Chords)

Written and recorded by Bill Monroe G We were waltzing that night in Kentucky D7 'Neath the beautiful harvest moon And I was the boy who was lucky G But it all ended too soon As I sit here alone in the moonlight G7 C I can see your smiling face G E7 And I long once more for your embrace A7 D7 G In that beautiful Kentucky waltz We were waltzing that night in Kentucky D7 'Neath the beautiful harvest moon And I was the boy who was lucky G But it all ended too soon As I sit here alone in the moonlight G7 C I can see your smiling face G E7 And I long once more for your embrace A7 D7 G In that beautiful Kentucky waltz